Hospice interview questions assess knowledge and interpersonal skills to ensure a candidate is the right fit for the job. Here we set out some suggested questions.
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Ensuring that your institution or clinical setting provides primary palliative care is one of the most powerful ways you can, ....
Answer: All health care institutions should ensure their nurses are educated in primary palliative care!
The philosophy of hospice is to recognize that quality of life, peace, and comfort at the end of life should be the focus of healthcare when curing a patient’s disease is no longer possible.
Do you incorporate palliative care into your clinical practice? Can you help optimize the quality of life for those you, ....
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Meet Marvin. Marvin is a 68-year-old retired welder who lives with his wife in their home by the ocean. He, ....
